Mental Health Resources

Mental Heath Resources for Children

Children's Mental Health Matters
The Children's Mental Health Matters! campaign brings together non-profits, schools, and other agencies to raise public awareness of the importance of children's mental health and substance use, help reduce the stigma of mental health, and connect families, educators and providers throughout Maryland with resources to help children. See the May Children's Mental Health Calendar for information and activities for children.

Talking to our Children about the Coronavirus
This video from NeuroLogic discusses some basic thoughts about how to approach talking with your children about the Coronavirus. We take a brain-based approach to think through what our children are going through and how we can help them  through this difficult time.

Parent/Caregiver Guide to Helping Families Cope With the Coronavirus Disease 2019
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network provides information for parents and caregivers about infectious disease outbreaks in your community. Knowing important information about the outbreak and learning how to be prepared can reduce stress and help calm likely anxieties. This resource will help parents and caregivers think about how an infectious disease outbreak might affect their family— both physically and emotionally—and what they can do to help their family cope.

Simple Activities for Children and Adolescents
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network offers activity ideas to parents and caregivers whose families are sheltering in place, social distancing, and homeschooling due to school closures amidst the COVID-19 outbreak.

Caring for Each Other | Sesame Street
Your friends on Sesame Street are here to support you and your family during the COVID-19 health crisis. This site provides content and resources you can use with your family to offer comfort and spark playful learning activities.

“Just Breathe”
This Short film from Wavecrest Films features kids speaking candidly about anger and how they cope.

FACE COVID - How to Respond Effectively to the Corona Crisis
In this brief animation, Dr. Russ Harris, author of the international best-seller "The Happiness Trap", illustrates how to use Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to deal with the Corona crisis and the fear and worry that goes with it.

Teens & COVID-19 - Challenges & Opportunities
Social distancing can be hard on teens; use this information to help them through this difficult time.

Tips to Help Teens Deal with Stress
Use these tips to help teens take a break from the barrage of constant communication to manage stress in a healthy way.

A Trauma-Informed Approach to Teach through Coronavirus -
For Students Everywhere, Online or Not
Article from the Washington Post